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ICMA’s 96th Annual Conference
October 17–20, 2010
San José, California
Each year, through its highly praised Annual Conference, ICMA continues its tradition of offering an abundance of educational, information-sharing, and networking tools to help you manage your community in today’s complex environment. Especially in challenging times such as these, the tools, tips, information, and resources you pick up at the conference—in addition to the opportunities for professional and personal renewal and networking—are more important than ever.
In addition to four stimulating daily keynote sessions, more than 60 concurrent educational and Solutions Track sessions, 30 roundtable discussions, 32 ICMA University workshops and 6 forums, field demonstrations, and numerous demonstrations of technology applications that you have come to expect, ICMA’s 2010 Annual Conference will offer you new opportunities to help fulfill your commitment to career-long learning. You will hear about the innovative ideas and practical strategies you need to deal with the challenges facing local governments today. ICMA’s Annual Conference is an educational and networking opportunity that you can’t afford to miss!
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San José, California, is a warm, sophisticated city with great weather, walkable streets, and an inviting atmosphere offering both culture and entertainment. Home to the largest concentration of technology expertise in the world, San José’s environment of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the ICMA Annual Conference.
ICMA’s President Darnell Earley and the 2010 Conference Host Committee invite you to join ICMA as we journey to San José for ICMA's 96th Annual Conference, October 17–20, 2010.
In support of ICMA's commitment to environmental sustainability, conference preregistration packets are not being printed and mailed to ICMA members this year. Abridged information is included in this PDF document, which appears in the July issue of PM and complete details are posted at the conference website where online registration and the housing bureau opened on June 28.
To view the abridged preliminary program, click the image to the right or go to 2010 ICMA Annual Conference Preliminary Program.
Discover San José!: 300 days of sunshine and 4 days of them belong to ICMA!
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San José, California is a warm, sophisticated city with great weather, walkable streets, and an atmosphere offering both culture and entertainment. What’s more, it is the location for the 2010 ICMA Annual Conference, October 17–20. San José takes pride in the cultural and ethnic diversity of its population, and the unique and vibrant identity of its neighborhoods as well as housing 6,600 technology companies, the largest concentration of technology expertise in the world.
San José is a fantastic location for the ICMA conference, offering a cleverly planned, compact downtown that's packed with great restaurants, hotels, artistic performances, nightclubs, and shopping - just minutes from the city's easy-to-manage Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). San José is often ranked as the safest big city in the nation; so conference attendees can feel free to stroll its streets securely when taking in the sights after dark. What's more, delegates need not worry about the temperamental weather associated with some of San José's neighbors: The city offers the best weather in northern California with lots of clear, sunny skies and comfortable temperatures year-round.
San José is one of the most environmentally responsible cities in the United States, and it is the number one recycler among the nation's largest cities. The McEnery Convention Center is one of the few West Coast centers that have the ability to recycle or compost most products used at the convention center and cultural facilities. It is working to become a local Certified Green Business. And the convention center is also one of the most technologically advanced meeting facilities in the U.S. The Hilton San José and San José Marriott hotels are physically connected to the convention center and will house many of the ICMA meetings. Other hotel options within a two-block radius are the historic Sainte Claire Hotel; the world-class Fairmont, the newly updated Crowne Plaza, as well as the boutique Montgomery Hotel. Just minutes from the airport and quick light-rail trip away from downtown San José and the convention center are the Holiday Inn-San José and Wyndham San José hotels.
300 days of sunshine with 4 days of inspired, innovative, motivational learning – discover San José in October!
Questions about the ICMA Annual Conference can be addressed to customerservices@icma.org.